حَدَّثَنَا
هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا
عَبْدَةُ، عَنْ
سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ
قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ
أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ، عَنْ
عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْأَشْجَعِيِّ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَتَانِي آتٍ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَبِّي فَخَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يُدْخِلَ نِصْفَ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ ، فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ ، وَهِيَ لِمَنْ مَاتَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا " , وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ آخَرَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ قِصَّةٌ طَوِيلَةٌ .
´Abu Al-Malih narrated from 'Awf bin Malik Al-Ashja'i who said:` "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said 'Someone came to me from my Lord to give me choice between the half of my Ummah being admitted into Paradise or intercession. So I chose the intercession, and it is for whoever dies and he did not associate anything with Allah."' Another chain reports a similar narration.
`With this chain also, a similar hadith is narrated from Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) (and in it is the story).`
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Intercession is for every person who dies upon Islam.
➋ To keep committing sins in the hope of intercession is not wisdom, because there are some sins whose consequence can be that the blessing of faith (iman) may even be taken away.
➌ For further benefits, refer to Hadith number: 4311.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4317